>> shoppers in san jose have an unexpected expense while shopping. >> thank you for joining us. in san jose, paper is going to cost you, and plastic is no longer an option. a plastic bag ban went into effect there today. we're live at a san jose supermarket. >> reporter: you know, over the years, environmentalist groups painted the plastic shopping bags as dangerous to waterways and some birds. so as of today no retailer in san jose is able to issue them any longer. in san jose, paper or plastic is no longer a regular option at the checkout stand. the new ordinance is meeting

with mixed reviews. >> i think it's great. good for the environment. >> i used plastic bags my whole life. i throw my garbage away in them. it stinks. >> the new ordinary gasp pans all retailers from using plastic bags, unlike the ordinance in san francisco which is aimed at larger retailers, and shoppers will be charged ten cents if they use a person bag. >> if you use a bag, they're going to charge you. >> the charge for paper bags is intended to steer customers towards reusable bags but some shoppers decided not to use a bag at all. >> i guess the law came into effect, bring your own bag, but i happened to leave my bag in the vehicle, and, yeah, you're probably right, i don't want to pray the ten cents. >> a ban the grocers association is not jazzed up about, but in

their word, is very workable, a spokesman for the grocers association says the san jose plastic bag ban is modeled after proposed state legislation they supported last year. he says it's fair because all retailers are affected, and the ten-cent charge is different from the san francisco ban that shifted from plastic to paper. >> they elimitted one bag and increased the use of another. so the environment impact isn't as great. >> the plastic bag ban poses an interesting situation for a local mall. the westfield valley fair mall, portion nissan jose, two-thirds of it, and the rest is in santa clara. so, the management of the mall has been encouraging all retailers to abide by the plastic bag ban to make things a little simpler for the shoppers. reporting live in san jose, abc-7 news. >> you don't think about that. a plastic bag ban went into effect today in unincorporated

parts of marin county. customers have to pay five crepts for a paper bag and merchants keeping the fee. they ban does not apply to the clear plastic backs used for produce and meat. >> san francisco is the first city in the nation tone act the plastic bag ban. >> a reminder there are a numb number of new state laws. a change to the child safety seat law requires children to ride in either a car seat or a booster seat until the age of eight or until they reach the height of 4'9". another measure bans the practice of openly carrying unloaded hand guns in public. the law does not apply to long guns or shotguns, and california is the first state to man date the teaching of gay history, requiring schools to include in the public school curriculum the conclusions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and

women. conservatives are trying to get a measure on the ball thereto overturn the law. >> the new year means a pay raise for those making minimum wage, they'll now earn $10.24 an hour. a 32-cent increase over what they were earning yesterday. san francisco is the first city in the nation with a minimum hourly wage topping $10 an year. >> new year's eve kept police busy in san jose, they had a total of six stabbings and two shootings. one shooting happened during a new year's eve party at a house on the 2300 block've ridge glen way, where man and a juvenile were shot. one victim appears to be in grave condition. all the victims in the other case are expected to recover. >> alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal accident this morning in sonoma county. the driver of a pickup truck hit a guardrail on highway 116 around 3:00 this morning. his truck tumbled down an

embankment. the man was thrown from the struck died at the scene. fire officials say there was a strong door of alcohol in the truck's cab. >> a suspected drunk driver hit a 15-year-old in a crosswalk in petaluma. this happened at the corner of east washington and edith street just after 12:30 this morning. the young victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the driver, 20-year-old wesly pickford, admitted to drinking. police say his blood-alcohol level was .15%, nearly twice the legal limit. >> today is the third anniversary of the shoot little death of oscar grant by a transit agency police officer. [chanting] >> hundreds marched from city hall to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where grant was shot in 2009 with a confrontation with the former barret officer

johannes miles -- miers miersly. >> this movement is about our ability to utilize the injustice we experience in our community. pollution brutality the underlying thread when it comes to what happened to oscar grant, and obama oakland. >> a jury convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaughter in the death. he served less than a year. >> san francisco police say they're still investigating the case of the stolen monkey that was returned to the zoo last night. here's a picture of banana sam. he was taken from the zoo thursday night or friday morning. zoo officials say somebody cut through a gate, climbed to the of of the primate exhibit building and then broke into the habitat. a man called police yesterday and said he found the monk can he in stern grove, two miles from the zoo.

he said he coaxed the monk key into his backpack. >> he was thirsty, hungry, trembling a little bit, but we did a quick physical exam and he looks good. >> is it easy to coax a monkey into a backpack? >> i would venture to say it is not. a monkey be placed into a backpack forcibly. >> the man who says he found the monkey has not tried to claim the reward. banana sam will not be on display. keepers want to make sure he is okay and repair the damage to the habitat. >> the new year got off 0 to a warm start, and people in the bay area got tout enjoy the temperatures. a gorgeous day at santa cruz. the bay area saw highs in the 60s and 70s. today's highs were 10 degrees warmer than normal. >> so will the warm weather continue tomorrow?

francis is ahead with the forecast. >> a gorgeous day, and another nice day tomorrow. but i will have an update on the chance of rain tomorrow afternoon. here's a beautiful shot with some clouds moving in from the coast. i'll tell you what to expect coming up. >> they're suiting up and essentially going to bat on these. >> more arson fires overnight in the los angeles area. but tonight investigators have a new piece of evidence that could be their big break. >> the "occupy" protesters have plans to take part in the rose parade. >> trash after the bash. what it takes to clean up after the largest sell nation the

>> detectives in los angeles hope surveillance video and other leads help them stop a series of arsons in hollywood. six more suspicious fires broke out last night, bringing the total to 39 since friday. police don't know if it's the work of one arsonist, a group of them or even copycats. many fires started in cars, some spread to carpots and apartments. >> make sure your car is locked and no one can enter your car. >> we have patrols out there, we're working diligently with the cooperative agencies

throughout the county and through the city, to make sure that this is not going to be an incident that is going to continue on. >> nobody has been hurt so far. the fires have broken out in hollywood, l.a.'s fairfax district, north hollywood, and the city of west hollywood. >> the new year's eve fireworks show in san francisco went off without a hitch. >> thousands of people crowded on to the embark dare coe to watch, and weather cooperated. no fog to spoil the view. by 9:30 the embarcadero filled up with revelers. the show ran 15 minutes, featured 5,000 fireworks devices and cost tens of thousands of dollars. >> someone has to clean up after the party, and in new york city, 149 sanitation workers spent the day cleaning the streets in times square. they used 22 trucks and 24 mechanical sweepers to clean up

other 50 tons of confetti, party hats and other holiday cheer. >> during the celebration in new york city, police arrested 68 "occupy wall street" protesters. officers say toward midnight they tore down barricades surrounding the park. other charges include trespassing and disorderly conduct. >> "occupy" activist say they're going out in force for the rose parade in pasadena. they say they'll have their own float of sorts as well as banners and drums. organizers of the rose parade say activists will be as peaceful and knopp violent as possible. the parade is known for its elaborate floral floats, prancing ponies and parching bands but political statements are nothing new. the executive director of the tournament of roses says the parade's overall mission is knopp political and focuses on uniting people from all walks of life. you can watch the parade right here on abc-7 tomorrow morning,

beginning at 8:00. >> an 11th hour new jersey iowa for one republican candidate. >> another promises, quote, a miracle during tuesday's iowa caucuses. >> also. meet baby new year, the first baby born in the bay area this year. >> another "spare the air" day tomorrow. we'll check in after the -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's

made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪

>> officials claim scientists have tested their first nuclear fuel rod. iran says it's already been inserted into the core of the nuclear reactor, the u.s. and other allies accuse iran of using the nuclear program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons. >> republican rick santorum says if he is elected president he would bomb iran's nuclear facilities unless they're opened for inspectors. he made the comments as the candidates stumped for votes and for the first time since he started campaigning, santorum is surging. >> it's been a roller coaster race for the republican nomination and it's going down the wire. a new poll has mitt romney clipping to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. and in third place, soaring rick

santorum. his surge is legit and may be growing stronger. the register poll was conducted over three days, but taking the data from the last two days, santorum is in second place. >> a was to go but we're on the move. nobody else is, and that's exciting. >> but there may still be hope for the candidates who have seen their stock and poll numbers plummet. the register poles 41% of regular caucus goers shay they could change their mind were tuesday. michele bachmann has a treason be confident. >> this is about what we're seeing in reality, and i think tuesday night people are going to see a miracle. >> newt gingrich has been crushed on television in iowa by millions of dollars of negative ads from supporters of mitt romney. and he lashed out at romney. romney made a quick departure yesterday but was back today

playing for the win. rick santorum has spent more money to win over iowa voters and with two days to go before the caucuses, he may be peaking at exactly the right time. >> not everyone was ringing in the new year with a champagne toast or watching fireworks. richard richardrichardrichard gg a baby. the baby was a little less than 20 inches long and she will have lots of protection growing up. >> we already have four boys so she's a little girl, my only girl so i'm happy. >> it was crazy. but we're glad she's here. doesn't matter what time. makes it extra special. >> that little hat is so cute. >> mom and baby are doing just fine. a little bit spent, a little

tired. >> it's tough being born. congratulations. >> i know. >> got the tax deduction by that much. frances dinglasan is in for leigh glaser. >> frances: i think we broke records. enjoy this beautiful live shot outside. we're looking west from emeryville towards the leftover -- what we can see from the sunset at 5:00 1. and you see the beautiful skies. warm temperatures today. we even had some numbers in the upper 70s. watsonville, airport, got up to 78. 77 in morgan hill. and look at temperatures. still really warm right now in some locations. half moon bay, 6 4. oakland, 56. san francisco, 56. so we're still hanging on on to a little warm and really normally warm in the monterey bay area, where we got into the

70s. it's 64 in santa cruz. 66 in watsonville. we brokes' records today but i have to wait for the official report to come out. it's another "spare the air" today and tomorrow to. coastal clouds expected to move in and patchy valley fosmg it's looking dry and mild through the week. we did have chance of rain for monday afternoon in the north bay area but took that out of the forecast. poor air quality expected in the north bay for tomorrow and also in santa clara valley but that means no wood-burning for all of us through tomorrow night. so keep that in mind. people trying to burn wood. here's a look at the satellite radar image. this area of high pressure pushing the jet stream to the north and that's kept the moisture to the north. we're not going to see much rain. the high pressure was enough to give us a sunny and mild day today, and then as the cold front starts to move in toward

northern california, we kind of see the tail end of it, so it's very weak at this point. by the time it makes into it the bay area. so tomorrow morning we'll wake up to low clouds and the rain really not even getting to mend seen know county, and then by -- mendocino county, and by tomorrow afternoon, we could see it slip south, but sonoma and napa looking dry. extra cloud cover tomorrow so temperatures cooler than today. your overnight lows in the 40s for the most part. 47 in san francisco. 43 in san jose. a fool cooler spots. some 39s out there. and then for tomorrow, look for pretty nice day ahead. but, again, see more 60s as opposes to 70s. 59 in san francisco. 61 in oakland. 63 in san jose. also, we'll find some upper 60s in monterey bay area. 66 in morgan hill. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast.

well, we haven't used the umbrellas much and doesn't look like we'll use them all week. pretty mild through the weekend. >> thank you, frances. >> shu is back. remember how to do this? >> mike: sort of. what an exciting weekend. the 49ers secure the second seed in the nfc playoffs with a win over the rams and the raiders had chance for postseason action but the charges hadadadadadadadadadadadd

>> mike: the 49 playoff drought is over and they secured the second seed, bye, and a home game in the nfc playoffs. these ram fans wanted to see a win. first quarter, rams up. a great block from frank gore, swan dive into the end zone, tie game. vernon davis, big day. eight catches. more catches than the entire rams team. a little tom foolery. crabtree is alone for the second td catch of the game. 27-10 niners, dixon gets on the

score sheet. niners up. game over, wrong? rams now down seven. oops, now less than 3:00 to go. rams looking for a last shot. tom brand had his pass broken up. niners with the 34-27 victory, ending the season 13-3. here's the nfc playoffs. green bay and the 49erss, get a bye. new orleans hosts detroit, and the winner 0 of the cowboys and giants game win the nfc east and hostlet. >> a win for denver -- broncos lost and the raider nation playing for a playoff berth. raiders on the board first. palmer to darrius heyward-bey. rivers answers on third and nine. gates on the slant.

38-yard for the game. now 14-10 chargers. kickoff an janikowski field goal. no raider touches him. 105-yard return. san diego's first kickoff return for six since 2008. raters down 24-13 at the half. still no answer for rivers. jackson, touchdown, 31-16 bolts. fourth quarter, raiders not done yet. boss takes the hit to make the play. 31-26 chargers, we got a game. the chargers answer. on a drive from their open half yardline. rivers to floyd. shakes off a raider for the touchdown. rivers 310 yards, three tds. >> raiders 8-8 on the season after a loss, eliminated. >> i tell them all week, always put it on me but i'm pissed at my team. when you have those opportunities, you have to do it, and we didn't do it.

>> mike: the raiders lost. mccluster. fourth quarter, last chance for tim tebow. pass picked off by carr. despite losing 7-3, it's still playoff time in the mile-high city and tebow time equals playoff time. in the afc east. broncos win, and will host pittsburgh, and houston will host cincinnati. we hear more from the raiders at 6:00. h@h@h@

>> coming up in half hour at 6:00. another hack of a law

enforcement web site. plus, air travel is going up again. the new law that will make it more expensive to go to europe. join us at 6:00. >> two daredevils rang in the new year by establishing a pair of new world records. >> check that out. one flew 412 feet through the air on his snowmobile to establish a record for the longest jump in the record. >> then cleared the 300-foot gap over water on his motorcycle. he flew more than 378 feet, breaking his own record by 27 feet. >> organizers lined the ramps with fake snow because it really -- rarely snows on the san diego waterfront. that does it for us here at captioned by closed captioning services inc.